Polwarth

noun

Pol·​warth

variants or less commonly Polworth

ˈpōlwə(r)th

1

: an Australian breed of rather large medium-wooled sheep developed from crosses of Merino and Lincoln sheep and noted for ability to withstand damp and cold

2

or polwarth or polworth plural -s : a sheep of the Polworth breed

Word History

Etymology

probably from Polwarth, county in Victoria, southeast Australia

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